Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Panera Cares on the Lincoln Park-Lake View border, as well ast he Panera Bread near DePaul University are now offering the company's hidden menu, which is is only available to those who know about it.
Panera Bread restaurant lovers now have an entirely new menu to enjoy. But there's a twist—You won’t see it advertised at any Panera location. That’s right, the company has launched a new hidden menu, available only to those who know about it. The venture started in November of last year in New York City and has since expanded nationwide, including to the Paneras at 2070 N. Clybourn Ave., and 616 W. Diversey Parkway. According to Panera’s website, the menu is the brain child of Scott Davis, the business' Chief Concept Officer. “Panera’s off-the-menu dishes offer nourishing options that make sticking to New Year’s resolutions simple. All of these meal selections are an excellent source of protein and contain limited processed carbs,” …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Restaurant managers are asking individuals abusing the system to only come in once a week, and additional cameras have been added to the store.
After complaints from neighbors with safety concerns, Panera Cares says it’s limiting the number of times “food insecure” individuals can come to the store for a cheap meal. Representatives for the business at 616 W. Diversey Pkwy attended Monday’s South East Lake View Neighbors meeting to update residents about the things they’re doing to address safety concerns. Jimmy Hopper, one of the store’s managers, said they’ve been limiting people they think are abusing the system. “People who were coming in every day, we are asking they limit themselves to one a week,” Hoppers said. “…Two reasons we kind of backed off from that. If we had people coming in that aren’t abusing the system, I’m not going to have them come in and sign their names. “It…
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Though it may sometimes annoy residents, panhandling is an act that's protected under the U.S. Constitution. But, in certain instances, it's downright illegal. Find out when Lake View police say to call the cops.
When 33-year-old Lindsay Speckan moved from her small Kentucky town to Chicago a year ago, she had no idea she'd feel so infringed upon by the city's panhandlers. Now a Lincoln Park resident, she says she didn't know how to react the first time a panhandler walked up to the window of her vehicle while she was stopped at Armitage Avenue, just after exiting Interstate 94. "I work in Northbrook and I pass them every day on my commute," she said last month in Uptown. "I'm used to it now, I guess; as used to it as you can be." She was among about 75 people at a Sept. 24 seminar for those in the Chicago Police Department's 19th District, which includes all of Lake View, where officials talked about the Constitutional laws protecting panhandling …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Chicago “pay what you can” restaurant aimed at helping the less fortunate is answering questions after locals say they’ve had enough.
After seemingly endless complaints at neighborhood association meetings and online, Panera Cares representatives made an appearance in Lake View Monday night to address residents’ questions about the new business, specifically about safety and potential tax loopholes. Sitting at 616 W. Diversey Pkwy, Panera Cares is one of four new non-profit versions of the popular restaurant chain Panera Bread in the nation. However, Panera Cares allows customers to only pay what they can, and if they don’t have any money, they can do things like sweeping floors to receive a free meal. Panera officials attended a South East Lake View Neighbors meeting Monday where residents and reporters asked the group questions. And when confronted with internet rumors…
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Lake View and Lincoln Park residents say the area is getting "seedy" after the "pay what you can" restaurant opened in the summer.
Lake View-area residents are growing more vocal about a new neighborhood restaurant that may be drawing a questionable crowd to the affluent community. Panera Cares, a new concept by Panera Bread Co., allows diners to pay what they can, meaning if patrons don’t have any money, the meal is free. The restaurant opened on June 21 on Diversey Parkway near Clark Street, and ever since, locals say a “seedy” crowd has flooded the neighborhood. During the August South East Lake View Neighborhood Association meeting, Lake View residents complained about the uptick in homeless-looking individuals visiting the area for a free meal. However, a representative with Ald. Tom Tunney’s (44th) office said there hadn’t been a recorded increase, but the …
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
1:48 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013
Ah, you know what they say, give a man a free Panini, and he'll loiter in your upscale neighborhood, steal and fence the contents of your UPS package, use the neighborhood as a toilet, gawk at preteens without notifying them that Megan's law applies to them, and liberals will tell you you're racist, racist, racist for wanting to protect your property values. more ›